While I don't hunt much anymore, I have found the camo netting others suggested to be pretty effective for duck hunting. It should work for other game. The trick is to try and match the color of the netting with the background, as much as possible. Also, if possible, keep a low profile and make the shape of your blind eratic and not box like as well as small. Take advantage of natural cover and use decoys. I think ducks get wise to the shape of duck blinds later in the season and shy away from blinds. We do not hunt in regular blinds in late season and use the netting in selected spots for cover and throw natural vegetation and stuff that is laying around on the netting. In shying away from regular duck blinds, duck will sometime come right to you if you plan well. It could be that the birds you are trying to harvest have been shot at from windows before and this could be part of the problem - I don't know if starlings are that cagey. Crows will sometimes decoy to dead crows but you must be well hidden and not move. I have poped a few crows raiding my garden from my garage and now a couple seem to always be sitting in nearby trees and will sound the alert whenever I walk outside. They are supposed to be migratory birds, but these guys have been around for awhile. Smart critters.
Good hunting........
